This is a blatant attempt to buy the votes of seniors with taxpayer money.
Notice that this happens two weeks before the election, is announced on Friday afternoon to avoid the immediate attention of conservative talk shows, and benefits those democrats in congress that will "push the president's agenda forward."
This makes me sick, and I hope the seniors will see it for the bribe that it is, and not sell their vote for a measly $250.
Sadly, it will work with some seniors. Pretty shrewd 2 weeks befor an election too.